Beating the heat is a breeze if you ask Phoenix residents.
Whether they are native to Arizona or made this their home, Phoenix residents know how to stay cool.
“We stay indoors. And we go from air-conditioned house, to air-conditioned car, to air-conditioned office,” said one ASU employee on a stroll with her granddaughter.
One might never need to feel the heat of the day with the AC blasting everywhere you go, but inevitably, people will have to deal with the heat. One thing newcomers learn right away is to walk along the shaded side of buildings. Stay hydrated. Don’t over-do it.
“Try to have the most shade as possible,” said one light-rail passenger originally from Albuquerque. “And always carry a fresh water bottle with you, no matter where you go.”
It seems people eventually learn to adapt to the outrageously hot temperatures. Sometimes it involves changing old habits. You do what you can, it seems, but inevitably, sometimes you just can't beat Mother Nature.
Sitting outside the Cronkite building, an ASU student originally from New Jersye was in town for her first Phoenix summer.
“I’ve actually heard from my Arizona native friends that the plastic flip flops don’t last you in the summer out here because they melt if you stand out on the asphalt too long,” she said, referring to the pair she was wearing.
Other residents would take a more pro-active approach. While parks and streets are designed with fountains and structures that offer shade, one disabled woman suggested the city could do more to make the summer heat more bearable.
“It would really be nice if they put misters at the main bus stations and at the light rail,” she said as she waited for the train.
Misty and babysitter
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